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The art song, from Schubert to Strauss
A poem, a voice and a piano, later an orchestra: from Schubert's first masterpieces to Strauss's last songs.
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Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Op. 2
This guide follows Schubert’s Gretchen am Spinnrade, D 118; Op. 2 (1814) in one part.
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The wheel starts in the piano at once and keeps turning: the right hand spins, the left hand treads. The , Gretchen's longing, is sung first at the opening and twice, each over the same restless figure. The episodes move away from D minor into brighter keys as she remembers Faust, with the music accelerating and swelling to a peak at the thought of his kiss. The brings the song back to D minor and the monotony of the wheel.
Section boundaries in music are not always sharp; a transition may be felt over a pause or a held chord.
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